| Title | Date Created | Author | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Fulton County Field Deputy Registrar Instruction" Booklet, circa 1990 | 1988/1992 | Handbook used in the training of Fulton County Field Deputy Registrars, which includes information regarding Georgia election code rules and regulations, registration qualifications, and instructions for completing voter registration. 42 pages. | Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civil rights workers | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| "One Man County Boards Targeted for Lawsuit", December 8, 1983 | 1983--12-08 | The Atlanta-based Voter Education Project, led by Charles McCant, plans to challenge a county in federal court by January 14, 1984 in their effort to dismantle "one man governing boards" in Georgia that they deem undemocratic and Nazi-like, with a determination based on the Black voting age population in the targeted county and a focus on examining the racial composition of county boards of education during their tour of five counties from December 12-16. 1 page. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civil rights workers, Race discrimination | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| "Reagan Administration Attacked as Voting Rights Hearings Begin", January 28, 1982 | 1982-01-28 | "Reagan administration attacked as voting rights hearings begin", and "Stand on Voting Act and Civil Rights defended by Smith", articles on the pushback from Civil rights activists on possible extensions and changes in the voting rights act. 1 page. | African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Civil rights, Voting, African American civil rights workers | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| "Announcement of Speakers for the VEP's Contemporary Voting Rights Conference", September 29, 1981 | 1981-09-29 | Press release on the VEP announcing the list of speakers and discussion leaders for VEP's Contemporary Voting Rights Conference, which will focus on the Voting Rights Act Reauthorization, redistricting, and reapportionment, featuring Julian Bond, Leslie Burl McLemore, Robert Walker, Gerald Jones, Victor McTeer, Frank Parker, Laughlin McDonald, and Henry Kirksey, among others. 2 pages. | African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Civil rights, African American civic leaders, African American civil rights workers | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| "Mayor Maynard Jackson Joins Civil Rights Orgs in Campaign To Extend Voting Rights Act", September 17, 1981 | 1981-09-17 | Press release on a coalition of civil rights organizations was joined by Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson in announcing support for the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act, which would extend the Act through 1992 and provide a new way for jurisdictions covered by the Act to "bail-out" if they can prove they have not had discriminatory voting practices for the ten years before the bail-out suit. 2 pages. | African American mayors, African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Civil rights, African American women, African American civic leaders, African American civil rights workers | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| "Voting Rights Act Rally at Piedmont Park", August 28, 1981 | 1981-08-28 | Press release on a rally planned by a coalition consisting of the VEP, NAACP, SCLC, and GABEO in support of the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act, which will feature prominent civil rights activists and political figures, including Congressman Walter Fauntroy, and highlights the importance of minority political participation in the political process. 2 pages. | African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Civil rights, African American women, African American civic leaders, African American civil rights workers | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| "Thompson Speaks on Voting Rights Act", June 23, 1981 | 1981-06-23 | Press release on Mrs. Geraldine G. Thompson, executive director of the VEP, testified before the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights of the House Judiciary Committee, calling the Voting Rights Act "the most effective civil rights legislation ever passed" and stating that the key provisions of the Act should be extended if minorities are to achieve full equality in the political system. 5 pages. | African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Civil rights, African American women, African American civic leaders, African American civil rights workers | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| "Appointment of Geraldine Thompson As the Executive Director of VEP", June 19, 1981 | 1981-06-19 | Press release on Geraldine G. Thompson being appointed as the Executive Director of the Voter Education Project, Inc. 6 pages. | African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Civil rights, African American women, African American civic leaders, African American civil rights workers | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| "Through Hell at King Elbow", 1975 | 1975 | The article discusses the work of John Lewis, head of the Voter Education Project, which aims to register Black voters in 11 southern states, and has added 2.5 million new Black voters to the voting lists since 1965, and the significance of the Voting Rights Act, including the recent extension of the act by the US House of Representatives and Ronald Reagan's denial of knowledge of the act. 1 page. | Voter registration, Voting, African American civic leaders, Race discrimination, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Civil rights | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| Group of People Sit Outside of a Polling Location, circa 1975 | 1972/1978 | A group of people sit under an umbrella located outside of a polling station. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civil rights workers | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| Group of People Sit Outside of a Polling Location, circa 1975 | 1972/1978 | A group of people sit under an umbrella located outside of a polling station. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civil rights workers | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| Two Poll Watchers With Ballots, circa 1975 | 1972/1978 | Two poll watchers stand in front of a pile of ballots at a polling location. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civil rights workers | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| Two Poll Watchers With Ballots, circa 1975 | 1972/1978 | Two poll watchers stand in front of a pile of ballots at a polling location. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civil rights workers | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| Group of People Sit Outside of a Polling Location, circa 1975 | 1972/1978 | A group of people sit under an umbrella located outside of a polling station. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civil rights workers | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| Group of People Sit Outside of a Polling Location, circa 1975 | 1972/1978 | A group of people sit under an umbrella located outside of a polling station. | Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government, African American civil rights workers | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| "The Black Vote in Danger", August 1969 | 1969-08 | Article entitled "The Black Vote in Danger" by Vernon Jordan published in the Inner City Citizenship Education Project Newsletter. The article describes the expiration of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, its impact on Black Southern voters, and VEP's efforts to extend the Voting Rights Act. 8 pages. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American civil rights workers, African Americans--Politics and government, Voting, Voter registration | Voter Education Project Organizational Records | |
| "How to Conduct a Registration Campaign", 1967 | 1967 | Collins, Patricia | "How to Conduct a Registration Campaign" created by VEP intern and Spelman College sophomore Patricia Collins working in the office of Mayor Irving Allen. 24 pages. | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta, African American civil rights workers, Voter registration, Voting, African Americans--Civil rights, Political participation, African Americans--Politics and government | Voter Education Project Organizational Records |
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Voter Education Project Organizational Records
The Voter Education Project (VEP) began in 1962 as part of the Southern Regional Council. Initially VEP granted funds to civil rights organizations to support voter education, voter registration drives, and voting-related research. In 1964, Vernon Jordan, the second executive director of the VEP, expanded the programs goals to include citizenship training, voter education, and leadership training in the southern United States, while continuing to provide funds to independent voter and civil rights groups, including the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the League of Women Voters. The VEP’s work with the League of Women Voters is highlighted in the materials below. In 1971, VEP under the leadership of John Lewis, became an independent organization and functioned as a research center and became known as an authoritative source for statistics on southern elections and voter registration in general. Lewis also forged the VEP into an activist organization, launching Voter Mobilization Tours with Georgia state legislator and civil rights advocate Julian Bond.
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